From ESPN.com….
In a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit, an LSU associate athletic director has accused university officials of retaliating against her for reporting racist remarks and inappropriate sexual behavior by former Tigers football coach Les Miles.
Sharon Lewis’ lawsuit says she was denied pay raises and subjected to verbal abuse after going to officials with the allegations against Miles, including her accusation that he told her there were “too many Black girls” employed in athletics and an incident when a female student accused him of “getting on top of her” on his office couch. It also accuses LSU officials of working with a law firm to cover up allegations against Miles, including one that he engaged in “explicit sex acts” with a student.
“This lawsuit is a work of fiction eight years in the making,” Miles’ attorney, Peter Ginsberg, said in an emailed statement. Miles has denied allegations he made sexual advances toward students.
Lewis, a former track and field star for the Tigers, is the associate athletic director for football recruiting and alumni relations at LSU. Her lawsuit, filed in Baton Rouge, is the latest hit to the university after an independent investigator determined the school mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct by student-athletes and Miles.
